Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Just want to shout-out the @ire.org AccessFest Intro to Data Journalism session - I've always meant to pick up more data skills but it always seemed a bit daunting to me b/c I'm not a math/numbers person.

‘I’ve definitely had spicier tamales,’ says Portland ICE protest frog that got pepper sprayed by federal agents The 24-year-old talks about the spray, the viral video and why he’s protesting.

The 24-year-old talks about the spray, the viral video and why he’s protesting.

Audit finds Cal State San Bernardino student housing program deep in debt The university’s Department of Housing and Residential Education has an $8 million yearly debt payment.

Audit finds Cal State San Bernardino student housing program deep in debt.

My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social:

Great run at the LAT (and the Desert Sun before that). I know you'll knock 'em dead, whatever's coming next.

Just minding my own business reading Lucy Undying, and @kierstenwhite.bsky.social decides to personally attack me, personally, in a personal fashion

Newsom signs San Bernardino-area legislators’ suicide-prevention bills The bills require California to study the issue and include suicide-prevention guidelines when developing state bridges and overpasses.

Newsom signs San Bernardino-area legislators’ suicide-prevention bills.

My story in the @dailybulletin.bsky.social:

Blockbuster turns 40 this month — and Bend is the only place you can celebrate The central Oregon store is the only remaining Blockbuster in the world.

The central Oregon store is the only remaining Blockbuster in the world.

Lake Arrowhead homeowners get a once-in-a-century vote on local governance Arrowhead Woods community answers to an HOA-like architectural committee, under the terms of a century-old agreement.

Lake Arrowhead homeowners get a once-in-a-century vote on local governance.

My story in the @sbsun.bsky.social:

If only it was so easy to understand.

Of course

Hi, @rafil.bsky.social, can you email me at byarbrough@scng.com so I can connect you to someone in the relevant SoCal News Group newsroom?

Blink and you might have missed it.

Erroll Southers, a controversial appointment to the LAPD commission, was approved by the LA City Council today.

But it was done in an unusual way -- it was allowed to run out the clock by the council failing to do anything by today's deadline to act on.

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How do we feel the couple from The Piña Colada Song are doing today? Those crazy kids are doing great, right?

For decades, we autism parents have dealt with needless guilt and false hopes of medical "cures." The Trump-RFK Jr. news conference made our lives worse. autismpolicyblog.com/2025/09/blas...

Still working on the Treasure Overhaul. Here's a preview of the Sages chapter. Enhance your alchemists.

Map of San Bernardino county, showing how current congressional district is 37/33 GOP. Change would make it 44/25 Dem.

Great interactive voter guide from excellent @calmatters.org

It's on Prop 50, to re-district CA /gain Dem seats. Enter your address and see how district would change. Eg, w minor shift of lines, would change my home district from 37/33 GOP to 44/25 Dem. (cont.)

calmatters.org/california-v...

Does Tylenol Cause Autism?

New Ep alert 🚨 RFK Jr.’s big report on autism is scheduled to come out this month, and we’re hearing that it might point the finger at Tylenol as a possible cause. The science on this is full of plot twists and nerd fights - we dive in. open.spotify.com/episode/0afn...

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Fifteen years after the LA Times won a Pulitzer for showing the consequences of not having local news coverage in the city, it doesn't appear that a single reporter, from any outlet, is assigned to cover Bell on a regular basis.

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Court rules Chino Basin Project approval violates California environmental law The Inland Empire Utilities Agency plans to recycle wastewater into drinking water.

Court rules Chino Basin Project approval violates California environmental law.

My story in the @dailybulletin.bsky.social:

This document details extraordinary steps taken to protect Deanne Criswell, the head of FEMA during hurricanes Helene and Milton. Criswell was a subject of a swatting incident The document says: Secretary Mayorkas determined that there was a clear and present danger to Deanne Criswell, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and that home-to-work transportation was essential for the performance of the duties of the FEMA Administrator. Because of recent serious threats to Administrator Criswell, he authorized her use of a government vehicle for home-to-work transportation ineluding use of an appropriate security detail provided FEMA and the Transportation Security Administration at FEMA's request."

NEW: More than 500 pages of #FOIA docs @zhirji.bsky.social @davey.bsky.social & I obtained from FEMA detail previously unreported threats against personnel in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene & Milton, including the swatting of then-FEMA Director Deanne Criswell
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Montclair leaders hope to get canceled A Line to city back on track The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority board voted to defund the light-rail extension to Montclair on Sept. 3.

Montclair leaders hope to get canceled A Line to city back on track.

My story in the @dailybulletin.bsky.social:

What do people actually use ChatGPT for? OpenAI provides some numbers. New study breaks down what 700 million users do across 2.6 billion daily GPT messages.

OpenAI's new paper offers an unprecedented direct window into reliable usage stats for what is still the most popular application of LLMs by far.

The council is adjourning to closed session.

Look for my story tomorrow.

Mayor Pro Tem Corysa Martinez: Within four years, the Gold Line would make back the money for the county SBCTA was going to invest in it, according to a recent analysis.

Council member Xavier Mendez says the Gold Line extension is just "suspended" in his mind.

Ruh: "Twenty years from now, the Gold Line (extension) will be up and running."